February 2012-KS

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Wichita- February 7, 2012&Overland Park- February 9, 2012
Workshop Agenda

Begin at 9:00 am

WELCOME!

✝ Devotion- "Our Inheritance" Revelation 14:13


CONNECT
  • Highs & Lows
  • Review: View Goals on Wallwisher... Skype: Q & A... other
  • Discuss "Celebration Day" in May
  • Today's Goals
    • Google Earth & Google Docs Group Activity
    • Professional Learning Communities
    • Project Development Time (i.e. classroom websites, lessons, your project ideas, etc.)

GROUP ACTIVITY

Goal: To learn about the how to's using Google Earth and its classroom applications.

1. Click here to download Google Earth (if needed)
2. Open the K-W-L Chart (created in Google Docs)
3. As a group, add to the shared document "What you know" & "What you want to find out"
4. Open Google Earth & as a group we will have a Q & A regarding "What you want to find out"
5. List practical applications to support and enrich learning objectives (third column)
6. Explore to master some of the how to's
Break

"My heart is singing for joy this morning. A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed." ~~ Anne Sullivan"

KEYNOTE TOOL: “The Teacher” - The Power in a Professional Learning Community



Quote of the Day: "That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends." ~~ Maria Callas

SHARE WEBSITES & TOOLS: Post a favorite to the TEC21 Community on Edmodo
Poll Everywhere
 Text your vote... Instant results... Video tutorial...
 Applications?
Word Hippo
Find similar and opposite words, and a whole lot more for
elementary and middle school students!
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Repeat After Us
 An online library of text and scripted recordings various genres...
classroom applications for all ages.
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Listen & Match
 Great listening activity for the primary grades found
on this very resourceful site Literactive
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Check out the Edmodo wall. Several links
have been posted by teachers.

Last month someone shared Pinterest...
Any other favorites?
 Take a look at the educational boards...
Have you been looking for a resource
but been coming up empty?
 Let's do a search...
Lunch Hour at 11:30 am / Back to Work at 12:30 pm
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~~ Benjamin Franklin

CREATE:
What ideas/goals do you want to work on? Enjoy this gift of time. Make this learning personal and practical. Enjoy!!!

Goals:
Dave:
#1 Use Google Earth to visit & study Civil War sites.
#2 Set up a classroom web site.

Karen:
#1 Utilize Google Earth more in the classroom.
#2 Find good web sites for K - 2 reading and save them on my Edmodo site. Karen search, Delicious

Dorothy:
#l Try to use Google Earth with the children in Social Studies.
#2 Use the mimeo-board interactive with the children (calendar, math activities ) Ask Tashia to share link on Google Docs

Ashley:
#1 Use Google Earth in my classroom. Take Kindergarten on a virtual tour.
#2 Use more electronic resources to teach. Games, info., tours, pics. etc.

Esther:
#1 Hook up with BECKY the end of tec21 class today. Use Google Earth January.
#2 Get my Website up and running by Spring Break

Becky:
#1: Get my kids' parents on Edmodo by 3rd quarter PTC
#2: Revise 7/8 continent project with prezis, Animoto and Google Earth

Jody:
#1 Use the mimeo with the students in math.
#2 Use the mimeo with the students to do a project in learning the states.



REFLECTION & WRAP-UP
1. Challenge: Embrace the TEC21 Community- We are each other’s best resources!
2. Edmodo: Follow the leader, and when you are ready, lead the follower
3. Let's continue to impact the students in meaningful ways!


Dismiss at 2:00 pm